A client of mine, a logistics company based in Georgia, called me last year convinced their Azure bill had a billing error. Their backup costs had tripled in four months, and nobody on their team had touched a single setting. After a short audit, I found the real cause: three new production VMs had been … Read more >>
A client of mine in Ohio called me on a Friday afternoon because their on-premises file server had finally run out of disk space, and their finance team couldn’t process month-end reports. They needed compute capacity that afternoon, not after a six-week hardware procurement cycle. This is the exact situation where an Azure VM (Azure … Read more >>
In this article, I will take you through my professional, systematic workflow for diagnosing and fixing an Azure VM that won’t start. Azure VM Not Starting Initial Triage: The “Quick Wins” Before we dive into the deep logs, let’s rule out the most common high-level blockers. In my experience, 40% of startup issues are resolved … Read more >>
One of the most common questions I get is: “How do we move our VMware virtual machines to Azure without losing our minds (or our data)?”. In this article, I’m going to walk you through the exact process I use to migrate VMware VMs to Azure using the Azure Migrate tool. How To Migrate Vmware … Read more >>
I can tell you that the answer isn’t a simple “yes” or “no.” In the world of Microsoft Azure, there is a massive technical and financial difference between a Virtual Machine (VM) that is Stopped and one that is Deallocated. If you want to manage your cloud budget efficiently and avoid “bill shock,” you need … Read more >>
In this comprehensive guide, I will walk you through everything you need to know about Azure VMs. We’ll cover the core concepts, deep-dive into the technical configurations, and I’ll lead you through a step-by-step tutorial on how to deploy your first instance. Azure Virtual Machine Tutorial What is an Azure Virtual Machine? Technically, an Azure … Read more >>
In this comprehensive article, I’ll break down every aspect of Azure VM pricing, share real-world cost optimization strategies, and provide you with the best approaches to make the best decisions for your organization. How Much Azure VM Cost Azure VM pricing consists of several interconnected components that determine your total monthly bill. Core Pricing Components: … Read more >>
In some scenarios, you might see that the Azure Virtual Machine has stopped and deallocated automatically. In this comprehensive article, I’ll walk you through everything you need to know about Azure VM deallocation, its benefits, and how to manage your VMs effectively. Azure VM Stopped Deallocated When you stop a VM in Azure through the portal … Read more >>
In this article, I’ll walk you through multiple proven methods to retrieve both public and private IP addresses of Azure VMs using PowerShell, using a simple PowerShell script, and the Azure Portal. Get Azure VM IP address PowerShell Before diving into the specific commands, let’s consider why PowerShell is often the preferred approach for retrieving … Read more >>
Recently, I was working on a requirement that required me to create an Azure VM Backup Policy and apply it to my Azure Virtual Machine. This article will discuss the complete steps to achieve this functionality. Azure VM Backup Policy Azure VM backup policy is the policy that you define for your Azure Virtual Machine, … Read more >>
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